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Kentucky State Police Post Four will be welcoming back two new troopers that recently completed cadet training.

Troopers William Hendricks of Shepherdsville and Matthew Mann of Springfield were among the 37 cadets that graduated from the 104th class of the Kentucky State Police Training Academy.

The KSP says cadets arrived at the academy on January 7 and embarked on 24 weeks of intense training to learn the necessary job skills to serve as state troopers. The cadets received more than 1,000 hours of classroom and field study as they learned and practiced subjects such as juvenile and traffic law, use of force, defensive tactics, first aid, crash investigation, drug identification, and more.

Cadets that participate in the training academy who have a high school diploma or GED and three years of full-time work experience when they apply to serve as a trooper are eligible to earn an associate’s degree in General Occupational and Technical Studies from Bluegrass Community and Technical College during academy training. Trooper Mann was one of 13 cadets who earned their associate’s degree.

The KSP is currently recruiting for Cadet Class 105, with the deadline to apply June 30. Visit the KSP website for more information.

The Elizabethtown Police Department is investigating after a worker was found dead at an area factory.

“At shortly before 4:30 Tuesday evening, we were called to Metalsa in reference to and employee who they were unable to locate,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Shortly after our officers arrived, concerns developed that the employee had possibly fallen into a chemical holding tank that was in the immediate area where the employee had been working. Regretfully, the body of the deceased employee was located inside of the tank.”

Denham said the investigation is ongoing.

“This is a terrible workplace accident and a tragedy that words cannot describe, but there is no foul play suspected,” Denham said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and co-workers of the deceased.”

The incident occurs just over two years after a worker was killed at the factory, which produces structural products and chassis for vehicles, in a forklift accident in 2022.

UPDATE: the EPD has identified the victim as 59-year-old Franklin Logsdon of Campbellsville.

The Radcliff Fire Department, in partnership with the Radcliff Police Department, is hosting a free child car seat event Tuesday at the Radcliff Walmart.

“From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., we’re doing a car seat check where you can come and get your car seat checked,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “So if you’re a grandparent or whether you’re a mom or dad that you just want somebody to double check it, or maybe you got a new car seat and you’re just trying to make sure that you put it in correctly, we just want to make sure everybody’s riding safely.”

All are welcome to attend, and it is as simple as just driving up.

“There’s no charge,” Crane said. “It’s free to the public. We just want to make sure to get the information out, get the opportunity out there for people that are stopping in to do their shopping. Just give us about 20 minutes of your time and we will go over everything with you and double check everything and you’ll be good to go.”

Crane said following all of the proper instructions for installing a car seat is critical for child safety.

“One of the things that we find a lot is that the car seat itself is not supposed to move very much when it’s in the seated position there, when it’s strapped down, and a lot of times we find that they’re loose,” Crane said. “That extra movement could cause extra injury to the child in the event of an accident, and also the correct seating direction. Make sure that the child should be rear facing until at least about two years old.”

All are welcome to attend this free event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Radcliff Walmart parking lot.